Black v. Gosdin

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, Chief Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement under the federal Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. The matter is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment by defendants Dean Dillon, Larry Butler Music Co., Inc., and Kim Espy, d/b/a Hear No Evil and Duck Soup Music Group, Inc. (“defendants”). For the reasons stated below, the Court now grants the motion for summary judgment as to those defendants.

Accepting plaintiff’s representation of the facts as true, Damon Black composed the music and lyrics to the song “The Jukebox” sometime…